Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies

Daily Paws

Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies, a new six-episode podcast featuring heartwarming stories that highlight special furry family members. We’ll share tales of unlikely friendships, hero pets, miracle rescues, and more make-you-smile stories that celebrate the joy animal companions bring to our lives. Hosted by Karman Hotchkiss, Certified Cat Lady (don’t tell her dog). New episodes every Thursday.

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Casper: The Littlest, Luckiest Kitten at the Chicago Marathon

On our season finale of Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies , host Karman Hotchkiss sits down with Sarah Bohan of Boston, Massachusetts. Sarah is an avid runner and this year decided to try her hand ( er , feet) at running the Chicago Marathon. She had trained for this moment for months and when the big day came on Oct. 8, 2023, the weather conditions couldn’t have been better for the 26.2-mile race. Sarah was determined to clock a personal best, but a funny thing happened on her way to the finish...

Dec 14, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Xeli: Denver Airport’s One and Only Therapy Cat

On this episode of Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies , host Karman Hotchkiss sits down with Nathan and Liane Pensack-Rinehart of Denver, Colorado. They are the pet parents—and handlers—of Xeli, Denver International Airport’s first and only therapy cat. Airport animal therapy programs—in which volunteer animals and their handlers roam terminals offering moments of furry bliss to weary, anxious, or stressed-out travelers—are popping up around the country, but most, like Denver's, use mainly therap...

Dec 07, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Scout: The Escape Artist Shelter Dog Who Found His Forever Home

In this episode of Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies , host Karman Hotchkiss sits down with Marna Robertson, the nursing home administrator at Meadow Brook Antrim County Medical Care Facility in Bellaire, Michigan. Marna tells the story of Meadow Brook’s resident superhero, Scout, an adorable black-and-brown mutt who took matters into his own paws and made Meadow Brook his forever home. But his amazing feats don’t end there: once ensconced at the nursing home, Scout quickly showed the staff he i...

Nov 30, 2023•24 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Cyrus, Lucky and Deuce: The World's Greatest Two-Legged Therapy Dogs

On this episode of Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies, host Karman Hotchkiss sits down with Domenick Scudera, professor of theater at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and proud dog dad of Cyrus, Lucky and Deuce, a trio of therapy dogs who share one special trait in common: they each only have two legs. But don’t think their disability stands in their way. Cyrus, Lucky and Deuce may have had a rough start in the world, but thanks to Domenick’s and their dogged determination, these gu...

Nov 22, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Hansel: The Crime - Solving Arson Dog

On this episode of Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies, host Karman Hotchkiss sits down with Tyler Van Leer, of the Millville, New Jersey, fire department, to talk about his colleague and bestie, Hansel, a goofy, lovable pit bull who just happens to be an ace arson detection dog. Hansel’s only been at the job for three years, but he’s already helped authorities catch a handful of arsonists in the area. Not bad for a pup who just a few years earlier was facing euthanasia in Canada. His journey to T...

Nov 16, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Brady: Golden Retriever, Epilepsy Service Dog, and Pageant Winner

On the debut episode of Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies, host Karman Hotchkiss interviews Alison Appleby, a dynamic 18-year-old who made national news last year when she won the 2022 Miss Dallas Teen pageant with her service dog, Brady, by her side (he even got his own crown!). Alison was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 16, and soon after, joined forces with Brady, a now 2-year-old golden retriever, who alerts her to oncoming seizures, fetches her medication when needed, and calms her when she’...

Nov 09, 2023•19 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Introducing Daily Paws Presents: Warm Fuzzies

Oct 19, 2023•2 min

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